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OSH-1     Reduce deaths from work-related injuries
OSH-1.1 Reduce deaths from work-related injuries in all industries
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Baseline: 4.0 work-related injury deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers occurred in 2007
Target: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), DOL/BLS; Current Population Survey (CPS), Census and DOL/BLS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-01a. View on DATA2010
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OSH-1.2 Reduce deaths from work-related injuries in mining
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Baseline: 21.4 mining work-related injury deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers occurred in 2007
Target: 19.3 deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), DOL/BLS; Current Population Survey (CPS), Census and DOL/BLS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-01b. View on DATA2010
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OSH-1.3 Reduce deaths from work-related injuries in construction
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Baseline: 10.8 construction work-related injury deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers occurred in 2007
Target: 9.7 deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), DOL/BLS; Current Population Survey (CPS), Census and DOL/BLS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-01c. View on DATA2010
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OSH-1.4 Reduce deaths from work-related injuries in transportation and warehousing
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Baseline: 16.5 transportation and warehousing work-related injury deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers occurred in 2007
Target: 14.8 deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), DOL/BLS; Current Population Survey (CPS), Census and DOL/BLS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-01d. View on DATA2010
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OSH-1.5 Reduce deaths from work-related injuries in agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
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Baseline: 27.0 agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting work-related injury deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers occurred in 2007
Target: 24.3 deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), DOL/BLS; Current Population Survey (CPS), Census and DOL/BLS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-01e. View on DATA2010
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OSH-2     Reduce nonfatal work-related injuries
OSH-2.1 Reduce work-related injuries in private sector industries resulting in medical treatment, lost time from work, or restricted work activity, as reported by employers
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Baseline: 4.2 injuries per 100 full-time equivalent workers in private sector industries resulted in medical treatment, lost time from work, or restricted work activity, as reported by employers in 2008
Target: 3.8 injuries per 100 full-time equivalent workers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Source: Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), DOL/BLS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-02a. View on DATA2010
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OSH-2.2 Reduce work-related injuries treated in emergency departments (EDs)
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Baseline: 2.4 injuries per 100 full-time equivalent workers were treated in EDs in 2007
Target: 2.2 injuries per 100 full-time equivalent workers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources: Current Population Survey (CPS), Census and DOL/BLS; National Electronic Injury Surveillance System -- Work Supplement (NEISS-WORK), CDC/NIOSH and CPSC
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OSH-2.3 Reduce work-related injuries among adolescent workers aged 15 to 19 years
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Baseline: 5.5 injuries per 100 full-time equivalent workers occurred among adolescent workers aged 15 to 19 years in 2007
Target: 4.9 injuries per 100 full-time equivalent workers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources: Current Population Survey (CPS), Census and DOL/BLS; National Electronic Injury Surveillance System -- Work Supplement (NEISS-WORK), CDC/NIOSH and CPSC
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-02h. View on DATA2010
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OSH-3     Reduce the rate of injury and illness cases involving days away from work due to overexertion or repetitive motion
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Baseline: 29.6 injury and illness cases per 10,000 workers involved days away from work due to overexertion or repetitive motion in 2008
Target: 26.6 injury and illness cases per 10,000 workers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Source: Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), DOL/BLS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-03. View on DATA2010
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OSH-4     Reduce pneumoconiosis deaths
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Baseline: 2,430 pneumoconiosis deaths occurred in 2005
Target: 2,187 deaths
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Source: National Surveillance System for Pneumoconiosis Mortality (NSSPM), CDC/NIOSH
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-04. View on DATA2010
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OSH-5     Reduce deaths from work-related homicides
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Baseline: 628 deaths per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers occurred in 2007
Target: 565 deaths per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Source: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), DOL/BLS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-05. View on DATA2010
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OSH-6     Reduce work-related assaults
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Baseline: 8.4 assaults per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers occurred in 2007
Target: 7.6 assaults per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources: Current Population Survey (CPS), Census and DOL/BLS; National Electronic Injury Surveillance System -- Work Supplement (NEISS-WORK), CDC/NIOSH and CPSC
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-06. View on DATA2010
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OSH-7     Reduce the proportion of persons who have elevated blood lead concentrations from work exposures
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Baseline: 22.5 persons per 100,000 employed adults had elevated blood lead concentrations from work exposures in 2008
Target: 20.2 persons per 100,000 employed adults
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Source: Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance Program (ABLES), CDC/NIOSH
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-07. View on DATA2010
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OSH-8     Reduce occupational skin diseases or disorders among full-time workers
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Baseline: 4.4 occupational skin diseases or disorders per 10,000 full-time workers occurred in 2008
Target: 4.0 occupational skin diseases or disorders per 10,000 full-time workers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Source: Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), DOL/BLS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-08. View on DATA2010
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OSH-10     Reduce new cases of work-related, noise-induced hearing loss
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Baseline: 2.2 new cases of work-related, noise-induced hearing loss per 10,000 workers occurred in 2008
Target: 2 new cases of work-related, noise-induced hearing loss per 10,000 workers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Source: Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), DOL/BLS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 20-11. View on DATA2010
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